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Vase with low-relief decoration of bamboo leaves by Itaya Hazan, Japan, ca. 1915. Porcelain, colored slip, overglaze enamel. Loaned to the Asia Society Museum from the Walters Art Museum

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Vase with low-relief decoration of bamboo leaves by Itaya Hazan, Japan, ca. 1915. Porcelain, colored slip, overglaze enamel. Loaned to the Asia Society Museum from the Walters Art Museum

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Lamp globe with phoenix by Hattori Tadasaburō. Plique-à-jour enamels. Japan, ca. 1910. Loaned to the Asia Society Museum

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Lamp globe with phoenix by Hattori Tadasaburō. Plique-à-jour enamels. Japan, ca. 1910. Loaned to the Asia Society Museum

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Vase with autumn flowers and elephant handles. Japan, 19th c. Earthenware ceramic , overglaze enamel, gilding. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with autumn flowers and elephant handles. Japan, 19th c. Earthenware ceramic , overglaze enamel, gilding. Walters Art Museum collection

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Figure of a standing beauty. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1670-1690. Porcelain with overglaze enamels . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Figure of a standing beauty. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1670-1690. Porcelain with overglaze enamels . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bowl by Ogata Kenzan depicting riverbank with bamboo and wild geese. Japan, early 18th c. Stoneware with pierced design and painted with slips under glaze and overglaze enamels and gold . Asia Society collection

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Bowl by Ogata Kenzan depicting riverbank with bamboo and wild geese. Japan, early 18th c. Stoneware with pierced design and painted with slips under glaze and overglaze enamels and gold . Asia Society collection

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Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Hanging flower basket in the form of a cicada, crafted from madake bamboo, rattan, wood, and metal; made in Kansai, Japan, circa 1915–1950. Collection: Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection, Asian Art Museum

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Hanging flower basket in the form of a cicada, crafted from madake bamboo, rattan, wood, and metal; made in Kansai, Japan, circa 1915–1950. Collection: Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection, Asian Art Museum

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Vase with calla lillies. Rörstrand Factory, Sweden, ca. 1900-1903. Hard-paste porcelain. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vase with calla lillies. Rörstrand Factory, Sweden, ca. 1900-1903. Hard-paste porcelain. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vase with handles and lid. Painted to represent flower bunches on one side and floral and flower design on the other.19th century,made by Osler porcelain Calcutta india,salar jung museum india

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Vase with handles and lid. Painted to represent flower bunches on one side and floral and flower design on the other.19th century,made by Osler porcelain Calcutta india,salar jung museum india

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Storage Jar. Joseon dynasty Korea, ca. mid 18th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue. Asia Society collection

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Storage Jar. Joseon dynasty Korea, ca. mid 18th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue. Asia Society collection

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Covered jar. Jiangxi province, China. Ming dynasty, Jiajing era, 1522-1566. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels . Asia Society collection

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Covered jar. Jiangxi province, China. Ming dynasty, Jiajing era, 1522-1566. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels . Asia Society collection

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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. Walters Art Museum collection

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Teapot. Staffordshire, England, ca. 1765. Salt-glazed stoneware with enamel decoration. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Teapot. Staffordshire, England, ca. 1765. Salt-glazed stoneware with enamel decoration. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bracelet with lips. England, ca. 1810. Watercolor on ivory and gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Bracelet with lips. England, ca. 1810. Watercolor on ivory and gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Shallow tea bowl named Tagoto no Tsuki by Raku Tannyu, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1811-1845. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Shallow tea bowl named Tagoto no Tsuki by Raku Tannyu, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1811-1845. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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